Spanking View

As most of you probably have heard by now, the last Shadow Lane party will be held this Labor Day weekend. When Clare Fonda and I started our company 19 years ago, we started attending the Shadow Lane party in Palm Springs as a way to get our name out there.

Clare became fast friends with Tony and Eve and we started attending all the parties, which some years were held twice. The party moved to Los Vegas and bounced around a few different hotels before being held at the Sun Coast every year. The first few years (at Palm Springs), Clare and I just went to sell VHS tapes (we sold a LOT the first year as we were brand spanking new to party guests). Then of course we transitioned to DVDs.  And now it’s all online.

Here are just some of the many shoots we did at the Shadow Lane Party these past 19 years.

Then we started to focus more on shooting at the parties. What better place to shoot then in a hotel where no one will question the sounds of spanking coming from your room? A couple of years we rented an outside place so that all of our scenes wouldn’t look the same. The Sun Coast has very distinctive drapes.

We usually brought a model with us. Genesis (who is now co-owner of Sanctuary LAX) was one of the first. We also brought Paris Kennedy, Nikki 666 and Veronica Ricci in other years.  And we often shot with many of the same models each year, so you will see a lot of our scenes from SL feature Sarah Gregory, Miss Chris, Katherine St. James and Leia-Ann Woods, in addition to Clare and Veronica.

Jenna Rose spanks Veronica at an abandoned house on the way to Vegas

Our shoots there included the first ever scene with Alex Reynolds as a top, several spankings on the roads heading to Vegas – in cars, abandoned houses and even a few Landmarks.

A landmark on way to Vegas features outdoor spanking with Veronica Ricci and Jenna Rose

One of the times we shoot at a hotel that wasn’t the Sun Coast, someone called security on us because of the spanking sounds. The security guy knocked on our door and told us to stop making “strange noises.” Someone was complaining. We waited about 20 minutes then began shooting again. So there have been lots of fond and crazy memories associated with the Shadow Lane Party.

Security knocked on our door and told us we needed to stop making “strange noises”

Tony and Eve have always been amazing hosts, and they have maintained  an aura of being cool and mysterious, and always approachable.  As far as I know, they are the creators of the first big spanking party and have influenced many of the others that have since popped up.

Clare and I will be attending this year, and we are shooting very little, choosing to focus more on taking it all in.  And unlike past years of shooting the regulars, we will be focusing on a few new models. If you are attending, be sure to say “hi” to Clare and I.

And to Shadow Lane, spanks for the memories!!

Someone sent me a graphic of a spanking machine and it got me thinking.

Someone sent me this graphic to perhaps inspire me to do a shoot like this. Hmmm

A number of years ago, we shot with a model named Adele Stevens.  She was visiting from England and the hotel she was staying at was on my way home, so I gave her a ride.  She asked if we could stop in Hollywood so she could check it out.  Why not? We stopped in some shop on Hollywood Blvd. that was selling fetish like outfits.

Tabitha Stevens uses the Robo Spanker on the Howard Stern Show.

In the front of the store, they had some device that had a paddle sticking out of it. You could bend over next to the machine, push a button and the paddle would whack your bottom (or bum as she would say). It even had settings in case you wanted it harder or lighter. Adele had to try it out and everyone in the store watched, of course. It was kind of a rush. And later, I would learn from watching the Howard Stern Show, that this was the early stages of the Robo Spanker. You can find them from $250 to $1,000.

The lady can operate her own machine and get whipped to her own heart’s delight

Not sure if it beats getting paddled or spanked from a real person. But maybe it works in a pinch if you can’t find a willing and able partner.

Maybe if they could make the machines look a little sexier they would be more appealing?

Have any of you tried a spanking machine of any sort?  To me it seems like they could dress up the machines a bit so they looked more appealing. Maybe combine Doll and machine technology?

I was driving with Clare Fonda a month or two ago when we saw a billboard that showed a man spanking a woman. It was subtle but that is what was happening on that billboard.  We both are well aware of what spanking looks like.  The first time I saw the billboard I didn’t know what it was advertising.  Only that it was spanking.  But passing it later, I discovered that it was advertising some dress.  Hmmm, I’d buy that dress for someone if that was the end game. Regretfully I can’t find a pic online anywhere of that ad.  And the billboard has been replaced.

Shirts, gloves and Gucci can all have their part in spanking a loved one

It got me wondering how much spanking has played a role in advertising over the years.  After some research I found out that it has played a small role in marketing various items.  The clothing field seemed to have a few opportunities for showing off various items. As you can see in the photo above an old ad for gloves featured a classy lady spanking her admiring child, perhaps a lover looking good spanking his equally stylish lover and a man having the proper shirt for kissing and for spanking.

You better buy the correct item and get the best deal or you might get spanked

Shopping for flour or soap also could result in a spanking if someone doesn’t do a proper job of getting the correct item or best price. That seems like a good reason for a spanking scene actually. Maybe I’ll include that in an upcoming scene.  The Krogers flour ad appeared in 1938.

Will drinking coffee lead to giving or receiving a spanking? The power of Caffeine!

Two different coffee companies included spanking in their ads.  Chase & Sanborn believed a spanking should be given to someone who chooses another brand. It’s less clear why Sanka Coffee has spanking in their old ad, but hey, it’s probably a good reason.

Can a Power and Light company using spanking in a ad? You can in Missouri circa 1972

This is my favorite one.  Some marketing genius decided in Missouri in 1972 that showing a guy spanking a lady was the best way to get people drawn to their Power and Light company. I know a few people who might sign up if this was a result of choosing their company.

Feel free to drop a comment if you know of more spanking in advertising examples.